Tag Archive: vintage patterns

If you love sewing vintage, then you probably have come across a variety of pattern sizes. Modern clothing sizes for girls and women are labeled as girls, juniors, misses and women. Some add the term plus size to women’s sizes….Read more

There is a learning curve to using vintage sewing patterns. Patterns printed prior to 1980 assumed you had basic sewing skills. Knowing where to start is important. There can be a huge learning curve, especially for beginners. So why start…Read more

There is a huge problem with clothes for preemie babies—they are EXPENSIVE! Not only do parents of preemies have the added burden of huge medical bills, but clothing your preemie can send you into bankruptcy. You also have to be…Read more

If you follow my Etsy shop, you know that I upcycle my empty chicken feed sacks into tote bags. Sixteen hens eat a lot of feed, about 7 lbs. a day, so 40 pounds doesn’t even last a week. That…Read more

The weather is getting nicer here in Arkansas. I have about 8 weeks left before the garden calls me and what limited time I have to sew will be restricted to cold, rainy days. Spring get me thinking about changes…Read more

As I mentioned in my last post, I have changed The Granny Squared to include vintage and almost vintage sewing patterns. It is another side of my creativity. If I didn’t have dogs, kids, and chickens to run after, I…Read more

Vintage sewing patterns are cool. Not only do they give us a link to the past, many of the patterns are classic and can still be used today. Children’s clothes and quilts are one area of vintage patterns were this…Read more